2 Samuel 2:21

2:21 Abner said to him, “Turn aside to your right or to your left. Capture one of the soldiers ¹  and take his equipment for yourself!” But Asahel was not willing to turn aside from following him.

2 Samuel 7:11

7:11 and during the time when I appointed judges to lead my people Israel. Instead, I will give you relief ²  from all your enemies. The Lord declares ³  to you that he himself ⁴  will build a dynastic house ⁵  for you.

2 Samuel 12:8

12:8 I gave you your master’s house, and put your master’s wives into your arms. ⁶  I also gave you the house of Israel and Judah. And if all that somehow seems insignificant, I would have given you so much more as well!

[2:21]  ¹ tn Heb “young men.” So also elsewhere.

[7:11]  ² tn Or “rest.”

[7:11]  ³ tn In the Hebrew text the verb is apparently perfect with vav consecutive, which would normally suggest a future sense (“he will declare”; so the LXX, ἀπαγγελεῖ [apangelei]). But the context seems instead to call for a present or past nuance (“he declares” or “he has declared”). The synoptic passage in 1 Chr 17:10 has וָאַגִּד (va’aggid, “and I declared”). The construction used in 2 Sam 7:11 highlights this important statement.

[7:11]  ⁴ tn Heb “the Lord.”

[7:11]  ⁵ tn Heb “house,” but used here in a metaphorical sense, referring to a royal dynasty. Here the Lord’s use of the word plays off the literal sense that David had in mind as he contemplated building a temple for the Lord. To reflect this in the English translation the adjective “dynastic” has been supplied.

[12:8]  ³ tn Heb “and the wives of your lord into your chest [or “lap”].” The words “I put” are supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons and for clarification.